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They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
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Speaking 'From On High'
Commentators highlight that the wicked "speak loftily" or "from on high." This isn't just pride; it's a posture of supreme arrogance. They speak as if they are a superior class of beings, looking down on others and even God. As John Calvin notes, they act like "little gods," forgetting their own humanity and accountability.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They are corrupt - literally, “they mock.” The word rendered “they are corrupt” never has this signification. It is the very word -…
19th Century
Anglican
They are corrupt ... —This, which is the Rabbinical rendering, is now universally abandoned in favor of another derivation of the …
Baptist
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens,
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16th Century
Protestant
They become insolent, and wickedly talk of extortion. Some take the verb ימיקו, yamicu, in an active transitive sense, and explai…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They are corrupt In themselves, in their principles, and in their practices, being shapen and conceived in sin, and b…
The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tested the graces of many saints. But he lay…
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